Vieques has
a great many (semi) wild horses running free! You must drive carefully.

This is the
herd that usually stays in Sun Bay, seen in the late afternoon!

Late afternoon
at Sun Bay the herd comes near the parking lot ( where they sleep at night,
in the parking lot lights)

Sun Bay Balneario
has its' own herd of wild horses ( most have owners). Most are mares with
thier young. Only one stallion maintains this herd.

Horses
run free in Vieques. There is also a very active Paso Fino club,
with numerous horse shows. There are a few Horseback riding facilities
in Vieques.

A
little Puerto Rico Horse History:

"Substantially due to the quality and excellence of the horses
bred on the island, Puerto Rico played a very important role in
the colonization of the New World. In 1521 Ponce de Léon
obtained fifty horses for his search of the fountain of youth.
In the same time period Francisco Pizarro bought horses needed
for the conquest of South America in Puerto Rico and a Don Gaspar
Troche imported stock from Puerto Rico for his horse business
in Mexico. After the collapse of a short gold rush, horses became
the principal export product of Puerto Rico and thousands were
shipped to the New World to satisfy the growing demand. "
Excerpt
from the Paso
Fino Website.